Latest Articles from Journal of Hymenoptera Research Latest 3 Articles from Journal of Hymenoptera Research https://jhr.pensoft.net/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 07:55:52 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://jhr.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Journal of Hymenoptera Research https://jhr.pensoft.net/ Notes on the genus Dendrocerus Ratzeburg (Hymenoptera, Megaspilidae) from China, with description of two new species https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/72281/ Journal of Hymenoptera Research 86: 123-143

DOI: 10.3897/jhr.86.72281

Authors: Xu Wang, Huayan Chen, István Mikó, Yixin Huang, Chaodong Zhu

Abstract: Species of the genus Dendrocerus Ratzeburg, 1852 (Hymenoptera: Megaspilidae) from China were studied. Six species are recorded, of which two known species, D. carpenteri (Curtis, 1829) and D. laticeps (Hedicke, 1929) are re-described; and two species are described as new to science, D. anisodontus Wang, Chen and Mikó sp. nov. and D. bellus Wang, Chen and Mikó sp. nov.. Sequences of the 28S rDNA were generated to associate both sexes of the same species.

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Research Article Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:23:10 +0300
Redescription of Conostigmus albovarius Dodd, 1915 (Hymenoptera, Megaspilidae), a metallic ceraphronoid, with the first description of males https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/5534/ Journal of Hymenoptera Research 46: 137-150

DOI: 10.3897/JHR.46.5534

Authors: Carolyn Trietsch, Andrew R. Deans, Istvàn Mikó

Abstract: Conostigmus albovarius Dodd, 1915 (Hymenoptera: Megaspilidae) is a species previously known by a single female holotype. Here, we provide a redescription of this peculiar ceraphronoid based on several female specimens and describe the male of the species for the first time. Intraspecifically-variable morphological traits such as female antenna color pattern are documented and discussed. A phenotype bank of morphological characters is provided for use in future megaspilid taxonomic treatments. We also provide phenotypic data in a semantic form to allow for ease of data integration and accessibility, making taxonomic data more accessible to future systematic efforts.

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Research Article Mon, 30 Nov 2015 16:43:01 +0200
Parasitoid wasps from three Jamaican localities: A pilot study https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/1656/ Journal of Hymenoptera Research 37: 127-135

DOI: 10.3897/jhr.37.7081

Authors: Fadia Ceccarelli, Dwight Robinson, Hans Clebsch, Alejandro Zaldivar-Riveron

Abstract: Parasitoid wasps are an extremely speciose, ecologically and economically crucial group of insects. Despite this, they have received disproportionally little attention from scientists, in particular in certain areas of the world. One such area is the Caribbean, where studies are scarce despite the importance of parasitoid wasps, and the uniqueness and diversity of the Caribbean islands. To verify whether an adequate diversity of parasitoid wasps at family level can be found to warrant future studies, this study carries out preliminary sampling in three localities in Jamaica. A total of 1522 individual parasitoid wasps, belonging to at least 16 different families collected during 16 events provide preliminary evidence there is in fact a high diversity of parasitoid wasps in Jamaica, and that future studies there, as in the rest of the Caribbean are definitely worthwhile.

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